Mosquito, adult feeding on the skin
There are many different species of mosquito, which can carry some of the world's most common and significant infectious diseases, including West Nile, Malaria, yellow fever, viral encephalitis, and dengue fever. (Image courtesy of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.)
Review Date: 11/27/2006
Reviewed By: D. Scott Smith, M.D., MSc, DTM&H, Chief of Infectious Disease
& Geographic Medicine, Kaiser Redwood City, CA & Adjunct
Assistant Professor, Stanford University. Review provided by
VeriMed Healthcare Network.
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